32Synonyms found for pile

Word Origin & History

pile "mass, heap," early 15c., "pillar, pier of a bridge," from L. pila "stone barrier." Sense development in Latin from "pier, harbor wall of stones," to "something heaped up." In Eng., sense of "heap of things" is attested from mid-15c. (the verb in this sense is recorded from mid-14c.). The meaning "large building" (late 14c.) is probably also derived from this word. Pile on "attack vigorously" is from 1894, Amer.Eng. Pile-up "multi-vehicle crash" first recorded 1929.

Example Sentences for pile

Let us heap up mountains of human heads, and pile up heaps of human entrails.

Guests pile their plates with a heap of rice and add toppings as they please into a loaded stack.

They knelt to gather up the grain back into their baskets, and then let it fall once more before they set it aside in a pile.

If the compost pile is already in existence, then the leaves can simply be added to it.

Either way, a pile of papers almost always means a lost weekend.

Once the caisson was in position, the pile would be pumped out and driven into the ooze.

Moderate heat is one of the signs of a healthy compost pile.

Gardeners and other environmentally conscious people will add the leaves to a compost pile to become a natural fertilizer.

As you clean out the summer garden, pile everything but diseased material onto the compost pile.

If it feels too wet, turn the pile and cover it, to protect from rain.